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History of the Helicon!

Posted: Wed Feb 12, 2014 7:28 pm
by Bignick1357
Hey Guys,
I have a trumpet playing student in my band who is doing an english project on the history of the helicon(Old one in his basement his dad played, now he's interested), and I know that there are a ton of people on here that know way more than I do. Is there any one willing to point me in the right direction for this?

Thanks,
Nick

Re: History of the Helicon!

Posted: Wed Feb 12, 2014 10:05 pm
by David Richoux
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helicon_(instrument) is not totally wrong.

http://www.horn-u-copia.net/display.php ... Helicon%22 shows a lot of helicons in various sizes.

Good Luck!

Re: History of the Helicon!

Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2014 12:43 am
by eupher61
this sounds farcical, but try to find Bavarian patents from 1849. That's where it started.